SECONDARY DETAILS

The native language of this competition is unknown or unstated. The competition has an English website. This competition orginates from China. The competition was first organized in 1981. This competition was organized 36 times. This competition is annual, it repeats every year. (
Repeats Annually ).

ORGANIZER & SPONSORS

Golden Pin Design Award 2016 is organized by
The Industry Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan (
Government or Government Institutions ).
There are 0 sponsors total.This competition does not have any sponsors.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS & JOINING

Age limits and restrictions (minimum / maximum age) is not given. Most probably, there are no age restrictions for this design competition. The maximum number of submissions allowed per each participation is not given. It is possible that there are no limits in number of entriesThere are not any restrictions for the number of submissions allowed per each participatnt; you can submit as many designs (infinite / unlimited) as you wish (Multiple submissions requires multiple registrations). Both individual and team submissions are allowed. The maximum team size is not clearly stated, the best-practice is 5 (five) people, but you should re-confirm it. This is an international competition, participants from all over the world can join. There are not any exlusive regional or territorial areas for this competition or this information is not stated. This competition is open to All. This competition is Open To All.

PUBLISHING AND AWARD CEREMONY

Competition results will be published but only the selected submissions and winners will be included in the book. Competition results will be published online, but only the selected submissions and winners will be published online. There will be a Gala Night and Award Ceremony of the competition. The gala-night venue for this competition is at GALANIGHTVENUE. There will be a temporary physical exhibition of winners. (
The exhibition of this competition will take place in: EXHIBITIONVENUE. ).
Pictures of participants will be published, but designers can choose to opt-out. Private information of participants are not published. The result books / annuals are not distributed for free, they are sold to all. Yes, there is a free pr-campaign for winners.

AWARDS AND PRIZES

There are 3 types of awards in this competition. Number of awards are based on a percentage of applicants, as the number of participants increase, number of awards will also increase. There are no monetary awards. The organizer will not realize winning designs under any condition. N/A (There are no Prizes/Money) Award distribution percentage is not clearly stated Award details are as follows: Best Design Award, Best Design Award, Best Design Award, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A. The webpage address link (URL) of the complete list of remaining awards is not given.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & DETAILS

Page and file limits for this design competition is not clearly stated.
Exact maximum file size permitted to be submitted is 0 KB.
It is not stated whether technical drawings or source files for this competition are required or not.
Submission of physical entries such as the prototype or realized design is required.
Submission is possible with any format.
Only digital submission using online form.
There is no need to submit how-to-produce / realization information for the project.
The competition call does not state that you need to submit a description of your concept, however it is best practice to submit if it is otherwise stated.
Pixel sizes are not clearly stated. Resolution requirements for the digital images are not clearly stated.
Paper sizes are not clearly stated. Resolution requirements for the printed images are not clearly stated.

JURY DETAILS

The size of the jury is indicated as zero. Jury details are not given, it is possible that there is no jury and the judging is based on public voting.
Detailed list of jury members are not indicated for this competition.

Jury Members

URL

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The webpage address link (URL) of the page that lists other jury members is not given.

DESIGNERS' RIGHTS

Designer keeps all the rights to the designs.
Participants can choose not to participate in Publishings such as Books and Online Exhibitions.
Physical submissions can be picked up by the designer, but will not be sent automatically by the organizer.

WINNERS OBLIGATIONS

Total due fees and other required payments for this competition is 31 Euros (€). The obligations of the winners, for example if they do need to pay any more expenses etc, including advertsing, pr-making etc, is not indicated.
Designers are not required to participate in any events.
The participants are not required to make advertisements for the competition.
It is not clearly indicated if the winner designers need or given chance to work for the organizers or sponsors.
Winners are not obliged to sell their designs to the organizer.

CERTIFICATES AND TROPHIES

The competition does not send a hardcopy participation certificates for joining.
The competition sends a hardcopy (printed) certificate to winners.
The competition will send a physical trophy or an award winners.
The winners of the competition can use a winners-logo or badge to promote thier winning products and designs.

PRESS RELEASE

A press-release to distribute to press members, bloggers, magazine editors etc was unfortunetely not provided.

DESIGN BRIEF

Which message to carry: The award challenges designers of all nationalities and backgrounds to match the unique needs and desires of Chinese-speaking markets..The design brief is as follows: Which institution wants us to design: Taiwan Design Center. What kind of institution wants us to design: Creative design is the key to the upgrading of national competitiveness. The Taiwan Design Center was founded to promote the development of the cultural and creative industry. . The ultimate aim of the competition: The GPDA seeks to honor the most innovative design products and projects created within and for the huaren market, giving contemporary huaren designers a stage on which they can be recognized.. Who to design for: The huaren (Chinese-speaking) market. Regarding what to design: Participating individuals and companies are judged on their ability to innovate in the dynamic huaren economy.. Where to look for inspiration: Check news clippings online to find out about previous winning entries, e.g. http://www.goldenpin.org.tw/en/pgpnya.asp.A last advice from the organizer: 1981..

RESULTS

Expect this section to be filled only after the competition is finalized and results anounced to the public. Results have either not been announced yet or not available in this page. Please check the competition website in case they might have already been posted there.

REVIEW

We do not have an editorial review of this design competition.

WEBSITE

We do not have a website excerpt for this competition.

IMAGES, POSTERS AND BANNERS

Logo of the competition is uploaded, see below. Competition rophy is uploaded, see below. Competition poster is uploaded, see below. Website screenshot is uploaded, see below. Competition banner is uploaded, see below. Competition big banner is uploaded, see below.

DATES & TIMELINE

This is a Ladder, Three Steps competition,Second Phase. details are not clearly stated when the second phase will start or end. Please check the detailed competition timeline from their website Third Phase start date is Thursday 15th of September 2016 (15/09/2016)(Third phase will end in 2457647 days) , further timeline details for
Golden Pin Design Award 2016 is given below.
For a detailed time line check: here.

Detailed Timeline

Registrations Start

: Tuesday 29th of March 2016

Registrations End

: Thursday 30th of June 2016

Submissions Start

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Tuesday 29th of March 2016

Submissions End

:
Thursday 30th of June 2016

Jury Meeting

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Friday 30th of September 2016

Results Announced

:
Saturday 10th of December 2016

Results Publicized

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Saturday 10th of December 2016

Early-Bird Entry*

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Standard Entry*

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Late Entry*

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* End-of-period dates for paid competitions only.

FEES & COSTS

This is a paid competition. The enterence and processing fees for this competition is: 31 Euros (€) for the early-bird period.The standard enterence and processing fees for this competition is: 31 Euros (€).The enterence and processing fees for this competition is: 31 Euros (€) for the late-entry period.The competition organizers will send an invoice to everyone.
For more details on the fees and costs, click here

Fees and Costs

Gala Night Fee

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Exhibition Fee

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N / A

PR Campaign Fee

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Transportation Fee

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Publishing Fee

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Yearbook Fee

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*All the fees given in this section are normally in EUROs, if you would like to convert the fees to any other currency such as USD etc, click here.

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